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Port of Itajaí Will Have Own Dock Company, Will Receive Record Investments of R$ 8 Billion and Will Open the Way for Logistical Expansion and Port Modernization
The Port of Itajaí, in Santa Catarina, will be managed by its own Dock Company. The announcement was made this Thursday (29) by the Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho. The new management will be created through a Provisional Measure to be submitted by the government.
During the event held at the port complex headquarters, the minister highlighted the importance of the moment. “This is one of the most important moments for the Brazilian port sector. The reopening of the Port of Itajaí is one of our main agendas. We will transform the port into an independent dock and a federal port,” said Costa Filho.
Plans for the terminal include a robust package of public investments. According to the minister, R$ 844 million will be invested in modernization, security, logistical efficiency, and expansion of port capacity.
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Costa Filho emphasized that this will be the largest volume of investments in the port’s history. “In the next five years, there will be more than R$ 8 billion in investments here at the Port of Itajaí. Public investments will be R$ 800 million, which will help the productive sector and will help us bring even larger ships,” he said.
The management of the Port of Itajaí was resumed by the federal government in January 2025, transferring responsibility to the Santos Port Authority (APS).
Before that, in 2022, the terminal had halted its activities. At the end of 2023, the signing of a provisional contract allowed the resumption of services and reopened the doors for new business.
The President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, also participated in the ceremony. He reinforced the role of investments in port infrastructure in economic growth and the quality of life of the population. “What we want for Brazil is exactly that, to elevate the standard, to raise the standard of living for the Brazilian people,” declared Lula.
The relevance of the Port of Itajaí was again demonstrated on May 28, with the unloading of the largest automotive transport ship in the world, loaded with 7,200 electric cars.
To ensure safety and efficiency in the operations of large vessels, various infrastructure works are planned. Among them, the dredging of the Itajaí-Açu River will involve an investment of R$ 90 million. The readjustment of the Navigantes jetty will receive R$ 64 million.
Other works include the bank protection of the canal (R$ 67 million), interventions in the evolution basin (R$ 68 million), requalification of the bank (R$ 67 million), and the removal of the hull of the ship Pallas, which sank more than 130 years ago, with an investment of R$ 23 million.
Additionally, R$ 45 million will be invested in the densification of the RAC area and R$ 30 million in the modernization of gates and integration with the Federal Revenue. R$ 300 million is also planned for the construction of a pier for cruise ships.
The concession of the Port of Itajaí canal is also scheduled for December 2025. The contract will be valid for 25 years and will include maintenance and deepening of the canal, with investments of R$ 317 million.
At the same time, the Merchant Marine Fund Council approved 77 infrastructure and modernization works for the shipbuilding industry in Santa Catarina. The total amounts to R$ 9 billion, with a projection of more than 17,500 direct jobs.
Of these, R$ 710 million already contracted will ensure about 5,000 jobs. Another 13 projects, totaling R$ 8.3 billion, are expected to generate 12,600 jobs.
With information from Brasil 61.
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